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Voices from Heaven ([personal profile] thespaceopera) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2017-09-15 08:53 pm

the veil is thin . . .

[ On the night of the 16th, the feeling of tension and horrid anticipation comes to a head. Everything stops when the sun goes down-- even the ever-present music in the hoppingest part of the city center. One by one, everyone turns their eyes to the skies. The young and old alike pour out of their houses, some in bare feet, and they point to the velvety blanket of stars.

It takes a second to find it, especially if one is unaccustomed to the starscape. But even a casual observer can see it.

A brightly-shining star, larger than the others, and growing larger.

An announcement cuts across all communication channels that encourages people to evacuate to the space station, but it’s clear that these are just people and they’ll need some help. Supplies, equipment, organization, there’s something for everyone to do.

Civilization is disrupted by a panicked stampede of people vying for limited seats aboard spacefaring craft. Within hours, there will be crushed glass, looting, and chaos.

The clock is ticking. Will you help? Or would you rather watch the dying gasps of a Singing Planet from a safe distance? ]


[OOC: Please see this post for plot details. Phase two has begun! Feel free to use this post as a reaction post, mingle, etc. or make your own!]
pain_train: (lips quirked 2)

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[personal profile] pain_train 2017-09-28 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
No idea. So must mean you need a nap, and so do I. [Crooked smile, then a laugh.]

I guess I'm not yelling enough, if you're actually happy to see me. [But that's such a sweet thing for him to say. Which means she's really not sure how to respond to it. So she leans down to kiss him on the temple. That seems about right.]
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[personal profile] ecclesiophobic 2017-09-28 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
A nap. We're five now, are we? [And yet he glances around to see if anyone else needs his attention. All the injured are with healers or aren't coming forward with complaints he can mend. It's a minor miracle, and he takes full advantage to quickly pack up the supplies that really don't need to be out.

He pauses in his work when he feels her lips against his temple, and the warmth in his eyes is reflected in his smile.]
Wrath, I'd be happy to see you even if you had a knife to my throat. [It's entirely true, especially after her having vanished for months. He rolls his shoulders before grabbing pen and paper to write a quick note.] Where are we catching our thirty minutes at?
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[personal profile] pain_train 2017-09-28 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
If you don't sleep for long enough, pretty much. Gotta get the nap before there's a tantrum. [Grin.]

[Oh good, he's not going to fight her. Though the idea of him being happy if she had a knife on him is pretty funny. She laughs.] Could just sleep in my shuttle. Since the door can be locked.
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[personal profile] ecclesiophobic 2017-09-30 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Kurt huffs out a gasp that sounds suspiciously like the precursor to a laugh, and presses his lips together immediately after. Now is not the time; these people are fresh to this kind of tragedy. They haven't learned, at least he assumes, to grab joy when you find it.]

Mm, sound enough an idea. Und we'd be right here if there's an emergency. [Kurt pins the note down under a box and turns to face her.] Lead the way, darling.
pain_train: (grin 7)

[personal profile] pain_train 2017-10-01 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
Just a little walk! [A little less than ten minutes, to get to a spot that was suitable for parking a shuttle. Wrath leads on, then after thinking about it, grabs Kurt's hand. Because that feels nice.]
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[personal profile] ecclesiophobic 2017-10-05 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[A small, warm smile sneaks across his face when she reaches for his hand, his tail twitching from side to side for the few steps it takes him to notice and force himself to stop that. The smile remains, even as he lifts her hand to press a kiss to the back.] Are you ever going to be sick of me saying that I missed you?
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[personal profile] pain_train 2017-10-08 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think so? I mean, it's okay to miss people! And I'm here so you don't have to miss me any more. [She's honestly never quite sure how to deal with it, other than as a compliment. It would be an asshole thing to do to tell Kurt her shouldn't have missed her or anything.]